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Safety alert for Janus kinase inhibitors
Friday | May 12 2023PHARMACISTS should be aware that a large post-marketing rheumatoid arthritis safety study of the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib (Oral Surveillance Study), found an increased risk of major cardiovascular problems, such as heart attack and stroke, cancer, blood clots, serious infections and death, as compared with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors, the TGA has reported.
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PATY deadline
Friday | May 12 2023SELF nominate or respond to your nomination for the prestigious Pharmacy Assistant of the Year 2023 (PATY) award, by 5pm AEST, 15 May, HERE.
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Apps join hands
Friday | May 12 2023NUTRITION and fitness app MyFitnessPal and Google Health Connect, yesterday announced an integration between the two platforms.
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Mind-at-Midnight survey sheds light
Friday | May 12 2023JOB search platform for night shift workers in the US, overnightjobs.com, found in a Mind-at-Midnight study on the psychological effects of night shift work, that 73% of those surveyed reported sleep disturbances.
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Silicosis funding
Friday | May 12 2023MONASH University Biomedicine Discovery Institute's Head of Respiratory Pharmacology, Associate Professor Jane Bourke has been awarded funding totalling $416,000 across two research projects on silicosis.
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Dispensary Corner 12 May 23
Friday | May 12 2023NEW technology has revealed that before being obliterated in a fiery storm of flying lava from Mount Vesuvius, the residents of Pompeii were actually a pretty healthy bunch.
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Fred IT wins new contract
Thursday | May 11 2023THE Dept of Health and Aged Care has awarded Fred IT Group the contract to deliver the next phase of the national electronic prescription delivery service.
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Sclavos headlines key Sigma Summit
Thursday | May 11 2023SIGMA Healthcare is calling all franchise partners, owners and pharmacists of Amcal, Discount Drug Stores, Guardian and PharmaSave to its inaugural Sigma Pharmacist Summit 2023, with registrations closing 19 May.
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Editor’s Choice: Be kind, look after the planet & yourself
Thursday | May 11 2023THE KIND Collective range of make-up is founded by Lynda Chapman and Pia Dwyer who are passionate about enabling anyone to add consciously-driven, multi-purpose cosmetic products to their beauty routine.
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PAG figures out ‘best plan of attack’
Thursday | May 11 2023THE Platform Alliance Group (PAG) began its roadshow last night in Sydney to support its pharmacy members through the impact of the 60-day dispensing initiative confirmed in this week's Budget.
